Monday, 2 November 2015

Simple Granny Square Bag Crochet Pattern

I loved designing this bag pattern because it is just so simple in construction! Perfect for beginners and for those who love making Granny Squares. You can apply this bag design to all sorts of Granny Squares as well, so hopefully this pattern will inspire your imagination.

Round 1Using W ch4, sl st in first ch to form a loop, ch3 (count as dc), 2dc in centre of loop, ch2, *3dc in centre of loop, ch2* rep from * to * twice more, sl st in top of 3ch with P to join

Round 2Continuing with P ch5, *[3dc, ch2, 3dc] in next 2ch sp, ch2* rep from * to * twice more, [3dc, ch2, 2dc] in last 2ch sp, sl st in ch3 of your first 5 chs with W to join

Round 3Continuing with W ch3, 2dc in 2ch sp below, ch2, *[3dc, ch2, 3dc] in next 2ch sp, ch2, 3dc in next 2ch sp, ch2* rep from * to * twice more, [3dc, ch2, 3dc] in next 2ch sp, ch2, sl st in top of 3ch with P to join

Round 4Continuing with P ch5, *3dc in next 2ch sp, ch2, [3dc, ch2, 3dc] in next 2ch sp, ch2, 3dc in next 2ch sp, ch2* rep from * to * twice more, 3dc in next 2ch sp, ch2, [3dc, ch2, 3dc] in next 2ch sp, ch2, 2dc in last 2ch sp, sl st in ch3 of your first 5 chs to finish. Fasten off and tie in all tails.

Bag Construction

Step 1Sew 6 of the squares together, and sew 12 of the squares together as shown in the photo on the right, to give you two pieces. One will be the back of the bag and the flap as one piece, and the smaller piece will be the front of your bag.

You can choose how you join your squares, but I chose to sew them together using my purple yarn by placing the right sides together and sewing through the front loop of the front square facing me, and the back loop of the back square behind. This keeps the shape of the square nicely shown when completed.

Ch1, and starting in the same st as your previous sl st, crochet 1sc in ea st around, going down the short edge, bottom edge and opposite short edge and across the foundation sts (strap) again, sk ch1, sl st in your first sc to join.

Repeat for another 6 rounds until you are happy with the width of your strap, and the width of your bag.

Step 6

Now place your larger 3 x 4 squared piece underneath your project so far, making sure the wrong sides are together, as you want them to be on the inside of your bag, and put your hook through the same st as the one you just sl st into and into the top corner of the third square down on your back piece.

Work 1 sl st into each st down the short edge, bottom edge and opposite edge, joining your front and back piece together as you go.

Do not crochet along the strap this time, instead fasten off on the opposite side and tie in all tails.

And now you're done!

If you would like to add a lining to your bag to make it extra special then I highly recommend this brilliant photo step-by-step tutorial by FutureGirl. Click here.

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The Designer

I am a mummy to a little girl and I love baking, travelling and crocheting, sometimes all at the same time! I am often found immersed under yarn or off on my travels. I crochet with passion, with designs to hopefully catch your imagination and never let go.

All my patterns are in US terminology.

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